Eagles earn shutout victory
Published on July 3, 2008 under United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Charlotte Eagles News Release
The Charlotte Lady Eagles faced the Carolina Railhawks Women tonight at WakeMed Soccer Park. Tina Murphy led the Lady Eagles to a 3-0 victory tallying three goals and one assist. Kelly Schmedes scored the other goal for Charlotte.
Tina Murphy got the Lady Eagles on the scoreboard early in the match. Veteran Midfielder Lulu Quigley assisted on the opening goal by Murphy in the third minute of play.
Twenty minutes into the match it was Murphy on the offensive once again, but this time she set up Kelly Schmedes who finished to put the Lady Eagles up 2-0. Charlotte carried that 2-0 lead into the halftime break. Though the shots in the first half were recorded with six a side, Charlotte had the better of the play for much of the half and most importantly they were able to capitalize on chances.
The final goal of the match came in the 57th minute to give the Charlotte Lady Eagles a 3-0 lead. Veterans Christy Rife and Tina Murphy combined on the goal with Rife earning the assist and Murphy posting her second goal of the match. Charlotte out-shot Carolina 4-3 in the second half. The Railhawks earned three corner kicks from their offensive efforts, but again had trouble capitalizing to produce a goal.
With tonight's victory the Lady Eagles improve to 10-1-1 on the season for 31 points. The Lady Eagles remain in second place in the W-League Atlantic Division standings, just two points behind the undefeated division-leading Atlanta Silverbacks. Charlotte has just two games (both home games) left in the regular season, facing Atlanta next and finishing up hosting West Virginia.
The Lady Eagles will have their last chance to hand Atlanta its first loss on Saturday, July 12th at Restart Field. Kick off for that match is set for 7:00 pm. Saturday, July 12th is also the Windstream 3v3 Cup hosted by the Lady Eagles. Teams interested in participating in the 3v3 tournament must register by 5:00pm on Monday, July 7th. Visit http://www.charlotteeagles.com/youth_soccer/3v3_cup.htm for more information and to register.
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